Frank S. Nugent
Writing
- Born
- May 27, 1908 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- December 30, 1965 (age 57)
Frank Stanley Nugent (May 27, 1908 – December 29, 1965) was an American screenwriter, journalist, and film reviewer. He wrote 21 film scripts, 11 for director John Ford. He wrote almost a thousand reviews for The New York Times before leaving journalism for Hollywood. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1953 and twice won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Comedy. The Writers Guild of America, West ranks his screenplay for The Searchers (1956) among the top 101 screenplays of all time.
Known for
The Searchers
May 16, 1956
The Quiet Man
July 21, 1952
Fort Apache
May 21, 1948
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
October 22, 1949
3 Godfathers
December 31, 1948
Angel Face
January 2, 1953
Mister Roberts
July 10, 1955
Wagon Master
April 22, 1950
Donovan's Reef
June 12, 1963
Two Rode Together
May 24, 1961
The Tall Men
September 22, 1955
The Last Hurrah
December 31, 1958
Behind the camera23
- 1971Mean Justice Writer
- 1966Incident at Phantom Hill Screenplay
- 1963Donovan's Reef Screenplay
- 1961Two Rode Together Screenplay
- 1959North West Frontier Screenplay
- 1958The Last Hurrah Screenplay
- 1958Gunman's Walk Screenplay
- 1957The Rising of the Moon Screenplay
- 1956The Searchers Screenplay
- 1955Rookie of the Year Writer